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Lungless salamanders of the family Plethodontidae. They're the largest family of salamander and breathe through cutaneous respiration.

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Lungless salamanders of the family Plethodontidae. They're the largest family of salamander and breathe through cutaneous respiration.

Lungless salamander - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Plethodontidae, or lungless salamanders, are a family of salamanders. Most species are native to the Western Hemisphere, from British Columbia to Brazil, although a few species are found in Sardinia, Europe south of the Alps, and South Korea.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lungless_salamander
EDGE - Lungless salamanders
The lungless salamanders (or Plethodontidae) constitute the largest and most diverse salamander family. They diverged from all other amphibian lineages 145 million years ago when dinosaurs were still dominant.
http://www.edgeofexistence.org/amphibian_conservation/lungless.php
Lungless Salamander - Amphibian - Britannica
Plethodontidae any of more than 370 species of lungless amphibians dependent largely on cutaneous respiration (gas exchange through moistened skin).
http://www.britannica.com/animal/lungless-salamander
Lungless Salamander - ARKive
Learn more about the Lungless salamander - with amazing Lungless salamander photos and facts on ARKive
http://www.arkive.org/lungless-salamander/cryptotriton-nasalis/
Lungless Salamanders (Plethodontidae) - Encyclopedia.com
The Plethodontidae was long thought to include the most derived salamanders, because of the terrestrial nature of so many of the species.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/article-1G2-3406700392/lungless-salamanders-plethodontidae.html
Shenandoah Salamander - Shenandoah National Park
The Shenandoah Salamander is an endangered species found only in Shenandoah National Park. This rare salamander is a member of the family Plethodontidae, which encompasses lungless salamanders that "breathe" through their skin.
https://www.nps.gov/shen/learn/nature/shenandoah_salamander.htm
AmphibiaWeb - Lungless Salamanders
The largest family of extant salamanders with over 350 species. All members of this assemblage lack lungs and possess naso-labial grooves which aid in chemoreception.
http://amphibiaweb.org/lists/Plethodontidae.shtml
Plethodontidae (Lungless Salamanders)
Information about lungless salamanders including their classification and physiology
http://tolweb.org/Plethodontidae/15441
ADW: Plethodontidae (Lungless Salamanders)
Basic information about the family of salamanders known as the lungless salamanders.
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Plethodontidae/
Lungless Salamanders - The Nature Conservancy
Journey with Nature - Lungless Salamanders. Learn about what they are and how they breathe without lungs.
http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/indiana/journeywithnature/lungless-salamanders.xml

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Lungless salamander Temporal range: Oligocene–Present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N

California slender salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Urodela
Suborder:	Salamandroidea
Family:	Plethodontidae Gray, 1850
Subgroups
Hemidactyliinae †Palaeoplethodon Plethodontinae

Native distribution of plethodontids (in green)

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Lungless salamander - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Plethodontidae, or lungless salamanders, are a family of salamanders. Most species are native to the Western Hemisphere, from British Columbia to Brazil, although a few species are found in Sardinia, Europe south of the Alps, and South Korea.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lungless_salamander
EDGE - Lungless salamanders
The lungless salamanders (or Plethodontidae) constitute the largest and most diverse salamander family. They diverged from all other amphibian lineages 145 million years ago when dinosaurs were still dominant.
http://www.edgeofexistence.org/amphibian_conservation/lungless.php
Lungless Salamander - Amphibian - Britannica
Plethodontidae any of more than 370 species of lungless amphibians dependent largely on cutaneous respiration (gas exchange through moistened skin).
http://www.britannica.com/animal/lungless-salamander
Lungless Salamander - ARKive
Learn more about the Lungless salamander - with amazing Lungless salamander photos and facts on ARKive
http://www.arkive.org/lungless-salamander/cryptotriton-nasalis/
Lungless Salamanders (Plethodontidae) - Encyclopedia.com
The Plethodontidae was long thought to include the most derived salamanders, because of the terrestrial nature of so many of the species.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/article-1G2-3406700392/lungless-salamanders-plethodontidae.html
Shenandoah Salamander - Shenandoah National Park
The Shenandoah Salamander is an endangered species found only in Shenandoah National Park. This rare salamander is a member of the family Plethodontidae, which encompasses lungless salamanders that "breathe" through their skin.
https://www.nps.gov/shen/learn/nature/shenandoah_salamander.htm
AmphibiaWeb - Lungless Salamanders
The largest family of extant salamanders with over 350 species. All members of this assemblage lack lungs and possess naso-labial grooves which aid in chemoreception.
http://amphibiaweb.org/lists/Plethodontidae.shtml
Plethodontidae (Lungless Salamanders)
Information about lungless salamanders including their classification and physiology
http://tolweb.org/Plethodontidae/15441
ADW: Plethodontidae (Lungless Salamanders)
Basic information about the family of salamanders known as the lungless salamanders.
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Plethodontidae/
Lungless Salamanders - The Nature Conservancy
Journey with Nature - Lungless Salamanders. Learn about what they are and how they breathe without lungs.
http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/indiana/journeywithnature/lungless-salamanders.xml

Lungless salamander Temporal range: Oligocene–Present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N

California slender salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Urodela
Suborder:	Salamandroidea
Family:	Plethodontidae Gray, 1850
Subgroups
Hemidactyliinae †Palaeoplethodon Plethodontinae

Native distribution of plethodontids (in green)

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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